Shoe.



E. D. & B. A. MOLONEY.

SHOE.

APPLICATION man FE.2, 1916.

Patented July 10, 1917.,

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EDIVIUND D. MOLONEY AND BERNARD A. MOLONEY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

SHOE.

Application led February 2, 1916.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, EDMUND D. MoLoNnY and BERNARD A. MOLONEY, citizensof the United States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shoes, more particularly infants shoes, andhas for its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, anouter sole for the complete shoe thereby increasing the life of the shoeand to further arrange, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, the outersole with respect to the soft original sole of the shoe so that theouter sole will overlap said inner or soft original sole as well asoverlapping the stitching between the upper and soft sole under suchconditions reducing the ripping off of the original or inner sole whenin use.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a shoe for infants usewhich is simple in its construction, durable, inexpensive to manufactureand possessing an increasing lasting quality over the ordinary soft soleinfants shoe now in general use.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the inventionbut it is to be understood that changes, variations and modificationscan be resorted to which come within the scope o-f the claim hereuntoappended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views Figure l is an elevation of aninfants shoe in accordance with this invention, the outer shoe beingpartly disconnected.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of an infants shoe in accordance with thisinvention.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 10, 1917.

Serial No. 75,695.

Fig. 3 is 4a longitudinal sectional View of the outer sole.

Fig. 4L is a section across the fore part of the shoe.

Referring to the drawings in detail 1 denotes the ordinary soft soleinfants shoe now in general use and 2 denotes the soft sole thereof. Asis well known, the process or method of manufacturing infants soft soleshoes, is the stitching of the marginal portion of the bottom of acomplete upper, when turned wrong side out, to the marginal portionthroughout of an inturned soft sole, after which the upper and sole areturned right side out.

The reference character 3 indicates the outer sole which may be of anysuitable material, preferably sole leather, and which is securedthroughout to the sole 2. The sole 3 may be secured to the sole 1 in anymanner, preferably by a suitable adhesive.

lVhat we claim is As a new article of manufacture an infants shoe of thenon-lasted type comprising an upper, an inturned soft leather sole, saidupper having a portion of its outer face inturned and stitched to themarginal portion throughout of the inturned surface of said sole wherebythe upper is secured to the sole, and a leather sole for tread purposeshaving its upper face cemented throughout to the outer face of the firstmentioned sole whereby the first mentioned sole is permanently securedto the second mentioned sole for tread purposes.

In testimony whereof we afIiX our signatures in the presence of twowitnesses.

EDMUND D. MOLONEY. BERNARD A. MOLONEY.

Witnesses:

HOWARD F. BARNES, IRVIN L. SELsnR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

